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My men have become women, but the women men.

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The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Appearance Hairs Skin
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
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Disease Live Long Time Trials
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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Action Bold Men Moments Planning
Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.
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Happiness Inspirational Life Live Reflection Thinking
Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
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Inspirational Learning Men Philosophy Trying
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy

My men have become women, but the women men.

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